can some one solve i=prt for p.

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mathstudent55 · Answer

Since you want to solve for p, you want p alone.
What operation exists between p and rt?
Do the opposite operation to both sides of the equation.

anonymous · Answer

iam not following

mathstudent55 · Answer

Here is a simple example.

6 = 2x

Solve for x.

Since x is being multiplied by 2, and we want x alone, we divide by 2 to get x by itself.
We must do the same operation to both sides of an equation so we divided both sides by 2.

6 = 2x

$\dfrac{6}{2} = \dfrac{2x}{2} $

3 = x

x = 3

mathstudent55 · Answer

Now follow this example, and apply it to your problem.

anonymous · Answer

is it p = irt

mathstudent55 · Answer

No.
Notice in my example, I used division since division is the opposite operation to multiplication.

Here you must do the same.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Let's do it together.

Solve i=prt for p.

We notice that p, the variable we are solving for, is being multiplied by rt.

Ok so far?

anonymous · Answer

ok

mathstudent55 · Answer

Since the opposite of multiplication is division, to get rid of the rt multiplying p, we need to divide prt by rt.
The rule with an equation is that you must do the same operation to both sides of the equation, so we must divide both sides of the equation by rt.

$i = prt$

$\dfrac{i}{rt} = \dfrac{prt}{rt} $

$\dfrac{i}{rt} = p$

$p = \dfrac{i}{rt} $

anonymous · Answer

the awser is p=i/rt

mathstudent55 · Answer

Correct.